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OOC Information
Name: Dragon
Contact: dragonoflife dragonoflife
Current Characters: Princess Celestia

IC Information
Name: Roy Greenhilt
Canon: The Order of the Stick
Canon Point: After breaking Girard Draketooth's illusion (comic 889)
History: Wikiroy!
Personality: Roy is a defiance of the stereotypical 'dumb fighter' trope. Though he IS a good fighter, he's intelligent and capable of far more than just beating things down. Formally educated, he's made a point of pursuing a wide range of knowledge (such as having studied architecture and engineering, of all things!)

Raised on stories of his grandfather's adventures and skill with the weapon his family is named after, Roy dreamed from a young age of becoming a fighter -- to the point that it drove a serious wedge between him and his father, who as a wizard disdained the martial arts as vastly inferior to spellcraft.

For a long time, Roy was driven by the need to show up his father's assertions of magical superiority, and prove that a 'fighter-jock' could defeat a threat that his father had failed to. His sole motivation in founding the Order of the Stick was to defeat the lich Xykon specifically because his father said he couldn't. Time, experience, and the help of his party -- as well as his own death at Xykon's hands -- mean Roy has grown beyond that since the start of his journey, and now seeks to defeat the world-threatening nemesis BECAUSE it is a world-threatening nemesis and not to spit in his dad's face.

Though Lawful Good in D&D terms, Roy inevitably puts being Good above being Lawful. He's gone so far as to work behind the backs of an entire order of paladins for the greater good, and routinely associates with chaotic members of his own party. But he continues to try, as is pointed out by no less than a celestial in charge of adjudicating such things, and strives to live up to the ideals of his chosen alignment, which is the important thing. (Of course, in terms of Evil, Roy doesn't even merit the slightest blip on the scale.)

Although initially Roy was inches from abandoning his entire adventuring group and going home simply because of their sheer dysfunction, his experiences with them -- as well as his own mistakes, recognized in hindsight -- have taught him patience with them. Though he still maintains a realistic outlook on the flaws of those he adventures with, he is extremely loyal to them; he's basically the Team Dad.

On the downside, Roy tends to be a bit of a jackass. He's quick with a disparaging or snappy comment, or a downright tirade, when something has angered, offended, or just annoyed him. Even his friends -- especially his friends -- aren't immune to this. Compounding this is the fact that he can be irritated, annoyed, or just pained fairly easily, and can be sharp-tongued when it isn't justified. He also has an overtly Freudian connection to his family greatsword, and frequently assumes he knows much more about a situation than he actually does, to his detriment.

He also makes frequent references to D&D setting mechanics, and is perfectly aware of them.

Samples
First-Person: Roy attempts to figure out why he's in another world...
Third-Person:

A very irritated Roy Greenhilt whacked another lizard with his greatsword.

"Why are there even lizards in mines to begin with?" he angrily asked no one in particular. "They're ectotherms that are living in an inherently cool environment! The preferred habitat entries in their stats block exists for a reason!"

Still, in a way this quest was almost comforting. A staightforward, if a bit low-level, extermination quest in exchange for a concrete monetary reward. About as basic as they came, and aside from the environmental considerations that came with persistently hunting one species, very homelike. Nevertheless, Roy wouldn't be doing this if he didn't have to get the money to get a place to live.

He leaned on the mine wall, exhaling as he wiped sweat from his head. "I can't remember the last time I actually had a home..."